Cop Tasers Illinois Man to Death

An Alton man died Tuesday night after a St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy used a Taser on him.

The sheriff’s department said it was called to the Piasa Pantry in West Alton around 9 p.m. Tuesday. The man, James Wilson, was having a fight with his sister.

When a deputy tried to break up the fight,
St. Charles County Sheriff Tom Neer said Wilson started threatening the officer and coming at him. The deputy used his Taser on Wilson, who then lost consciousness.

Deputies preformed CPR and paramedics took Wilson to the hospital, but they were unable to revive him.